I really like the look of that Rooms audio headphone stand. Wish they shipped to the US.

It might be worth emailing them to if they would make a special order!

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Originally Posted by marko93101
That is one sweet looking rig, just had a look at Thomann for the stand. I mean no offence by this, but is it honestly worth that much?

Going by the sum of the components on this stand I don't think it is based on that alone and I have enough skill with my hands to be able to make something that is very similar from wood or metal but the thing is that not many people out there including myself have access to the materials and machinery to be able to do it so we're left with buying manufactured ones like this. It's high quality of course and well balanced/designed and that comes at a premium cost.

The other thing is that it's quite a niche market for this sort of thing. Look on eBay for headphone stands and anything that looks remotely similar in this style costs £50+ whereas acrylic omega variants are half the cost.

I thought of it like this.

The X1 is an expensive headphone and a stylish and supremely built one too so because of that I was happy to buy a stand that was equally impressive to look at and use and won't look dated in years to come. I think it matches the styling of the X1 perfectly :)

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Originally Posted by MickeyVee

Nice, clean setup!

How's the NAD D3020 as a headphone amp? I was looking at it last night just to run some desktop speakers. I haven't found any powered speakers that I like so was thinking about going the D3020 route + Paradigm MilleniaOne or Martin Logan Motion 4..

It's really really nice as a headphone amp but also as a desktop amp for powering speakers of many varieties. Review sites tested them with speakers costing thousands of £ but I've got a pair of Tannoy V4 floorstanders and they produce cinema like noises in movies and auditorium like music. For a medium to large sized room you're going to get really good performance, loud enough to annoy the neighbours too.

Don't know if it's worth the cheddar, that would be a personal thing. However, I'm pretty much decided in wanting one with that type of curved surface to minimize any pressure points on the headband. I only know of that one, the Woo Audio ones (which I have en route), and the plastic, table-edge ones from Sennheiser (which I'll probably get too for quick/ease of use).

Don't know if it's worth the cheddar, that would be a personal thing. However, I'm pretty much decided in wanting one with that type of curved surface to minimize any pressure points on the headband. I only know of that one, the Woo Audio ones (which I have en route), and the plastic, table-edge ones from Sennheiser (which I'll probably get too for quick/ease of use).

Chord Hugo, Bluetooth-paired with an Apple iPod Touch 64GB, playing music with MOG. At the time of this photo, I was walking around with the AKG K812, and didn't want any extra wires dangling from the rig, so I opted to use the Hugo's Bluetooth connectivity.

While this setup certainly doesn't extract the best from the Hugo, it is fantastic to have Bluetooth connectivity (and MOG) for a quick fix of music.

Don't know if it's worth the cheddar, that would be a personal thing. However, I'm pretty much decided in wanting one with that type of curved surface to minimize any pressure points on the headband. I only know of that one, the Woo Audio ones (which I have en route), and the plastic, table-edge ones from Sennheiser (which I'll probably get too for quick/ease of use).

I keep going back to look at them! Very attractive, just a shame I've nothing attractive to put with them :P

Chord Hugo, Bluetooth-paired with an Apple iPod Touch 64GB, playing music with MOG. At the time of this photo, I was walking around with the AKG K812, and didn't want any extra wires dangling from the rig, so I opted to use the Hugo's Bluetooth connectivity.

While this setup certainly doesn't extract the best from the Hugo, it is fantastic to have Bluetooth connectivity (and MOG) for a quick fix of music.

Although the cables just mess about which is a shame but perfect especially with 2 cans, I guess if you had one pair only the cable could go on the other end though

Yeah, just gotta live with the cables that way. I really wanted multiples of the Single version, but just too pricey that way. So, I opted for the dual. I might still buy another one, a Single, down the road. Or, just spring for a bit more and get the Rooms one.